Typographical machine



G E. MARLATT.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FB. 9.- 920.

1,366,579, Patented Jan. 25, 1921.

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tJNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TYPOGRAPHICAL MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 25, 1921.

Application filed February 9, 1920. Serial No. 357,401.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Gnonou E. MARLATT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pasadena, in the county of Los Angeles and State ofCalifornia, have invented new and useful Improvements in TypographicalMa chines, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to typographical machines and more particularly toimproved line setting mechanism therefor, whereby the length of a lineof matrices in the assembling mechanism and in the vise jaws may besimultaneously set and established.

A. further object oi this invention is to provide in a typographicalmachine, means for operably connecting the line setting means in theassembler with that in the vise.

Another object is to provide means whereby the number of operationsrequired for setting line of matrices may be greatly reduced and wherebythe parts may be conveniently grouped to insure economy in op eration,and thus provide greater eiiiciency for the machine. @ther objects mayappear in the description of my invention hereinafter set forth.

1 attain the above objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 isa perspective view of my de vice attached to a typographicalmachine, portions of the old parts being omitted.

Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same on v he line X -QQ, of Fig.1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view'oi' the assembier scale gage, showing therelation thereof to the long finger.

Fig. i is a perspective view of the vise block, showing another form ofadaptation of my device.

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the mechanism shown in Fig. 4, on theline X X Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of a portion of the visethrough the locking stud.

Fig. 7 is a sectional elevation of the a sembler slide brake, on theline X X Fig. 8.

Fig. 8 is a front elevation oi the assembler slide brake.

Fig. 9 is a rear elevation of the casting jaws and the vise. V

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the de livery slide clamp and settingdog, showing their relative positions. I

Fig. 11 is a front elevation of the bell alarm with the bell omitted.

Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation ofthe bell and bell arm.

Similar characters of reference are employed in the specification andthroughout the several views of the drawing for indicating the same andlike parts.

In all'types of typographical machines now in use, because of thearrangement of the line setting mechanism, it is necessary that thematrix line at its assembling and casting positions he set, or thelength thereof be determined independently, and, when the length of aline is to be established,vseveral manual operations are required forthe setting of the several mechanisms, and these several operationsconsume some little time in effecting the change. In the device hereindisclosed, it is made possible to eliect the change and to establish thelength of a line simultaneously in each of the mechanisms, aconsiderable saving of time is effected and the grouping of theoperating parts serves to unify the operation and generally simplify themechanism.

In the drawings enough of the outlines of a typographical machine andthe old parts are. shown to properly illustrate the manner of attachmentand relationship of my device thereto, and only those of the old partsare designated by reference characters which are necessary to thedescription.

The-preliminary line setting mechanism in all such machines is in theassembler, to the left of the keyboard, and the finaliine settingmechanism is in the casting jaws of the vise, but in my device l providean intermediate mechanism, as shown in Fig. 1, which is positioned atthe transfer position and connected with the assembler delivery slideabove the upward: limit of the assembler elevator.

Communication is had and a connection is established between these threepositions by means of transverse rods 1 and 2 rod 1 being slidable andpivoted in lugs3 of frame members a of the machine andhaving fixedthereto at the right a linkb and at the left bracket 6, said brackethaving in its forward end a slot 5' adapted to receive a plate 6 of theline stop 4: Said line stop is common to machines of this character andserves therebehind. A block 15 is secured to bar 13 by means of a screw16 at a point just above the slide 14 and hasratchet teeth 17 thereonadapted to mesh with teeth 18 on horizontal rack 19 which has inwardlyprojecting ends 20 secured in a suitable manner to the frame and betweenwhich the bar 13 is positioned.

A limiting bracket 21 is attached to bar 14 near the end and in it issecured an upwardly extending rod 22, the upper end of which is bentinwardly and upon which is pivoted a bell operating lever 24 having inits lower end a pin 25 adapted to en age rod 22. Near the end of travelof the slide 14, the upper end of lever 24 is adapted to engage andoperate the bell hammer 26.

The bell bracket 27 is adjustably mounted on bar 13 by means of anadjusting screw 28 in a slot 29, and the lever 28 is pivoted on bracket27 by means of pin 30; the bell 31 being mounted on the other end of thebracket opposite bar 13 by means of a stud 32 andnut 33. The hammer 34is mounted on the end of the hammer arm 35 which is secured to the lever26, and the motion of the arm 35 is limited by the sins 36 on each sideof the arm, as shown in Figs. 1 and 11.

The face of rack :19 has a scale representing ems of length thereon,there being one 7 tooth for each half-em, to correspond to the scale onthe assembler 37 of the assembler gate 38. The assembler slide 14 ismounted roller 39, or otherwise, and-is provided with teeth 40 which areadapted to mesh with a pinion 41, said pinion being mounted immediatelybeneath the slide on a pin 42 and having on each side thereof brakewheels 43 which extend above the lower edge of the slide and serve tohold it in alinement. T he outer wheel is provided with a coil spring 44which is fixed to in 42 at one end and to a pin 45 at the other end, andserves to hold the pinion and wheels in tension and to restore the slide14 when the tension on said brakewheels' is released, as shown in Figs.7 and 8. V

Brake lever 46 is pivoted to the frame on a screw 4? behind theslide 14and the left end isadapted .to be engaged by a lug 48 on the elevator 38when the elevator has reached the limit of its; upward travel, thusreleasing a shoe 49 on the other end of lever 46 which frame on the isbent outwardly and adapted to frictionally engage wheels 43 and hold theslide 14 steady while the line is being formed. But when the end 50 ofthe brake lever is operated by the lug 48 on the elevator the shoe 49,being released from the wheels 43, permits the restoration of slide 14to normal position. Shoe 49 is normally held in tension against wheels43 by means of a spring 51 which is secured to lever 46 at one end andis hooked over the end of a bent rod 52 at its other end, rod 52 beingsecured conveniently to the frame.

A finger 53 is attached to slide 14 in the i device with ears 56 on theto and timer i 54 is cut out, as at 57, on the lower end so that thefront edge of the finger may occupy the space between said ears andcause said ga e to move therewith.

Zbove elevator 38 and attached to delivery slide 8, I provide anintermediate scale 58 and on said slide ll provide teeth 60 on the loweredge of the upper rail 59, this scale corresponding to that on rack 19and as sembler 37, and at the right of said scale is secured a bracket61 while at the left is an arm 62, the outer end .64 being bent upwardlyand provided with a spring 65 which is adapted to compress between theend of said arm and slide 8. The central portion of rod 63 has a keyseatadapted to receive a key '56 which extends not quite to bracket 61, thusleaving a portion of said rod clear, for convenience in assembling theparts and forthe ready removal of said key from the seat. A hub 67 onfinger 54 is attached to'the delivery slide clamp 69 by means of a pin79, and both the hub of said linger and said clamp are slidable on rod63 and key 66. The arm 68 of the finger is adapted to engage the lowerside of rod 2 and the inner endof said clamp is provided with teeth 71.which are adapted to mesh with teeth 60 on rack 59 when in-its uppermostposition and to engage notch 72 in said rod when in its lowest position.

T he right hand casting j aw 73 is mounted in the vise, and, for settingthe left hand jaw, I provide rack 74, similar to racks 19 and 59, exceptthat the teeth 75 thereon are at the upper edge of saidrack and areadaptedto mesh with teeth on the lower side of a block 77 ofthe vise,rack 74being at tached at one end to an arm 79 adjacent to 'aw 78 andthe other end of said rack bein V l i i is to arm 79 and lever'80, andsaid lever is pivoted at its other end in a knuckle 82 on a rod 83. Thevise cap has the upper member 79 and the lower member 80 and is alsoprovided with the vise looking stud 81 which co-acts with a stud 82 inthe frame member 99 for locking the vise.

A stem 84: of knuckle 82 extends into and is slidable in a sleeve 85,and the upper end of said stem is adapted to engage the lower end of asimilar stem 86 on a bracket 8'? which is pivoted on rod 2. titem 86 isattached to sleeve 85 by means of screw E58, so that when rod 2 of thecarriage is lowered, stem 86 will force stem 84 downward with sleeve 85and lever 80 will turn rod 83 inblock 77 and disengage rack 74Ctherefrom.

The construction of the sleeve and stems adapts the mechanism to theopening of the vise and permits a freedom and independence of movement.

l/Vhen the vise is in casting position, rack 74 is held in engagementwith block 77 by means of a sliding arm 89 which is attached to the visemember 90 by a screw 91 in a slot 92. Arm 89 has an ear 9% at its lowerend and a slot at its upper end which engages the rod 98 and is thusheld in a vertical position. A collar 95 has a flange 96 and is mountedon a rod 98 which is secured in block 77 at one end and the other endthereof projects outwardly therefrom and is adapted to engage the faceof member 90 when the vise is in casting position.

A spring 100 is placed in a counterbore 101 of block 77 in compressionbetween a flange 96 of said collar and the end of said bore, for forcingthe collar 95 outwardly to engage the lower side of rack 7e and hold itin position when the vise is opened. A spring 102 is attached at one endto ear 93 of arm 89 and at its other end to screw 91 and serves to holdthe slotted end of said arm constantly against the lower edge of saidrack and in cooperation with spring); 65 of the delivery slide 8 servesto restore all parts of the setting mechanism to normal position.

In order that my device may be adapted to machines already in use I mayalter the form of rack 74 as shown in F a, making it round with a flatsurface on a portion of its periphery and having teeth formed thereoncut off said flat portion, said member being' extended through block 77and engaged therein by a pin 103. Lever 80 is fixed to the outer end ofrack i l for turning the same and serves to engage and disengage saidrack from the teeth on pin 103, as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

In operation, when the lower end of the long finger 54 is moved forwardso as to occupy the space between cars 56 of the gage 55, the teeth onthe delivery slide clamp 69 aredisengaged from the teeth on the rack ofdelivery slide 8 and the lower edge of the .ing position.

arm of clamp 69 seats in notch 72 of rod 2, as shown in Figs. 2- and 3.Further movement of the finger forces assembler gate 37 slightly forwardand rod 2 slightly downward so that the slotted end of bracket engagesplate 6 of line stop 4t, and at the same time, by the connectionofsleeve 85 and stems and 86 with rack 74- in the vise, the rack 74 isdisengaged from block W and also by the lowering of the bar 13, theblock 15 is disengaged from rack 19.

The adjustment of the carriage 12 is effected by pulling finger 5doutwardly, in order to release the teeth 71 from rack 59, and loweringrod 2 and rack 7% connected thereto. A further adjustment may then beeffected by moving linger 5a to the right or left relative to theintermediate scale 58. llod 2 is made to slide with rod 1 and all partsfixed to the carriage are also moved, including the indicating gage 55,ll e stop f r, jaw setting rack 74 and assembler setting 1 block 15, anequal distance.

Finger 5% may then be allowed to be forced by spring 65 into normalposition, arm 68 of finger 54L forcing rod 2 upwardly to normalposition, and, by means of the connections described, the teeth in thejaw setting means and in the assembler slide setting means arereengaged, thus leaving all of the parts set at a predetermined andcorrespond- Sprint;- 102 under rack Tet cooperates with spring 65 onslide 8 for restoring the parts to normal position.

I do not limit myself to the specific form of device herein set forth,illustrated and described, or to a specific method of attachment to amachine, I eonceive'it to be possible to modify and alter my inventionrelative to the single embodiment thereof shown and described, withoutdeparting from the spirit or enlarging the scope of my invention beyondthe scope of the hereto appended claims.

"What. I claim is:

1. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assemblercarriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, ofa carriageslidable laterally in the machine and pivoted in the frame thereof,yieldable means for connecting and disconnecting; said vise jawsrelative thereto to permit the opening and closing of the vise, meansfor connecting and disconnecting said assembling mechanism relativethereto, for the simultaneous establishment of the matrix line, onassembler scale, an indicating gage slidably mounted thereon, and meansfor moving said gage on said scale.

in a typographical machine, the combination with a line assemblercarriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriageslidable laterally in the machine and pivoted in the frame thereof,yieldable means for connecting and'disconnecting said vise jaws relativethereto to permitthe opening and closing of the vise, means forconnecting and disconnecting said assembling mechanism relative thereto,for the simultaneous establishment of a matrix line, an assembler scale,an indicating gage slidable thereon, means for moving said gagesimultaneously with the movement of said last named carriage, and meansfor operating an alarm bell at the end of the line.

3. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assemblercarriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriagehaving a rod slidable laterally and pivoted in the frame of the machineand at the rear thereof, a rod parallel thereto and connected therewithat each end and near the near the center, a vise block, a rack pivotedto and adapted to engage said block, means for yieldably connecting saidrack with said carriage, and means for operably connecting saidassembling mechanism therewith, for simultaneously establishing thelength of the matrix line.

5. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assemblercarriage, the deliveryslide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriagehaving a rod slidable laterally and V pivoted in the frame of themachine at the rear thereof, a rod parallel thereto and connectedtherewith at each end and near the center, a vise block, a rack pivotedto and adapted to engage said block, means for yieldably connecting saidrack. with said carriage, and a similar rack adjacent to the assemblingmechanism, for the purpose set forth. 7

6, In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assemblercarriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriagehaving a rod slidable laterally and pivoted in the frame of the machineat the rear, a rod parallel thereto and connected therewith at each endand near the center, a vise block, a rack pivoted to and adapted toengage saidblock, an assembler slide, means for yieldably connectingsaid rack with said carriage, a similar raclradjacent to and adapted tolimit the movement of the assembler slide, and an intermediate rack atthe transfer position above the upward limit of travel of said assemblercarriage and secured to said delivery slide, for establishing the lengthof the matrix line.

7. In a typographical machine, the com bination with a line assemblercarriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriagehaving a rod slidable and pivoted in the frame of the machine, a rodparallel thereto and connected therewith at the ends and center, a viseblock, an assembler slide, means for yieldably connecting said rack withsaid carriage, a rack. adjacent to and adapted to limit the movement ofsaid assembler slide, a delivery s ide clamp, an intermediate rackattached to said delivery slide and adapted to engage said clamp, andmeans for operably connecting all of said racks for simultaneousoperation, in the establishment of the matrix line.

8. In a typographical machine, the combination of a line assemblercarriage, a delivery slide, a line stop, the vise jaws, a carriagehavinga rod slidable and pivoted in the frame of the machine at the rearand a rod parallel thereto and connected therewith at the ends andcenter, a vise block, a rack pivoted to and having teeth on itsupper'face adapted to engage teeth on'the lower edge of said block,means for yieldably connecting said rack and said carriage, an assemblerslide, a rack adjacent to and adapted to limit the movement of saidassembler slide, an intermediate rack attached to said delivery slide, along assembler finger, an assembler delivery clamp for engagement withsaid intermediate rack and connected with said finger, and means forconne"ting and simultaneously operating said assembler carriage and saiddelivery slide by their coiiperation with said racks, for establishing amatrix line.

9. 1m a typographical machine, the combination with a line assemblercarriage, the delivery slide, line stop and the vise jaws, ofa carriagehaving a rod 'slidable and pivoted in the machine frame and a rod,parallel thereto and connected therewith at the ends and'center, a viseblock, a rack pivoted to the vise and having teeth on its upper edgeengaging teeth on the lower edge of said block, means for yieldablyconnecting said rack and said carriage, an assembler slide, a rackadjacent thereto and attached' to the machine frame, a bar on saidcarriage having a block with teeth adapted to engage said rack, anintermediaterack on said delivery slide, a long assembler finger,"adeliver slide clam.) having teeth for en a e ment with saidintermediate. rack and connected to said finger, an arm on sald deliveryslide seeured at one end and having a' bracket on the other end thereof,arod having a keyway, and a key therein pivoted in said arm and in saidbracket forrendering said clamp and said finger laterally slidablethereon, said racks being arranged for simultaneous operation when saidfinger is moved, for establishing the matrix line, said line stoppreventing the disarrangement of the line.

10. In a typographical machine, the combination with a line assemblercarriage, the delivery slide, line stop and vise jaws, of a carriageslidable and pivoted in the frame of the machine, a vise block, a rackfor engagement with said block, a yieldable connection between said rackand said carriage, means on said carriage for engaging and moving saidline stop, an assembler slide, a rack attached to the machine frameadjacent said assembler slide, a bar depending from said carriage to apoint below and at the rear of said rack, a block on said bar adapted toengage said rack, said assembler slide being movable below said rack, abrake for retarding the movement thereof, an alarm bell on said bar, abracket on said bar, means on said bracket for ringing said bell, meanson said assembler slide for sounding said bell at the end of a line, anintermedi- 25 ate rack on said delivery slide, an arm at one endthereof, a bracket on the other end thereof, a rod pivoted in said armand in said bracket, a key in said red, a delivery slide clamp slidableon said rod and said 30 GEORGE E. MARLATT.

Witnesses H. M. BRUNDAGE, W. R. LITZENBERG.

